Imphal, Oct. 28 -- Two civil society organisations, Team Meitei Personalities Manipur and the Meitei Alliance Trust, have approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to ensure uninterrupted movement of passengers and essential goods on National Highways in Manipur amid recurring blockades and disruptions.

The public interest litigation (PIL), filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, names the Union government through the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Manipur government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as respondents. The petition seeks measures to ensure safe, unrestricted and non-discriminatory access to highway routes across the state.

The petitioners have urged the Supreme Court to direct central and state s...